A visiting group of young ladies from Atlantic Technical had the chance to see a courtroom from a judge’s perspective last week. When Judge Michael Orlando finished his morning juvenile delinquency docket, the students were invited up to the bench to don his robe and bang the gavel. The curious students asked him many questions which he happily answered. 
Broward County observed Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Friday, February 2, 2018 and Court Administration was prepared with an informative, and fun, itinerary for the children who participated. Courtroom observation, BSO SWAT and Bomb Squad demonstrations, mock crime scene and DUI presentations were just some of the day’s events.
Beginning Monday, February 5, 2018, Judge Kim Mollica will preside full-time as the Seventeenth Circuit’s First Appearance Court judge, per Administrative Order 2018-2-GEN.
County Court Judge Louis Schiff and the 12th Circuit’s Judge David Denkin hosted a training session for new judges on Friday, February 2.
Judges Gamm, Ribas, and Schulman, along with their judicial assistants and family members, ran a 5K this weekend in support of Kids in Distress. Both Judge Ribas and Judge Schulman won 1st place in their age groups!
In preparation of “Black History Month: A Celebration of the Black legal Community, Broward’s Legal Firsts,” presented by the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit and the Broward County Bar Association on February 16, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m in the jury assembly room, 3320, many of the celebrated pioneers stopped by Court Administration to be interviewed on camera for the occasion. This is an event that shouldn’t be missed. You can register to attend here.
